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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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